Debs is an experienced teacher and sports coach. She is committed to evidence-based practice in education and has held various roles in schools related to professional learning. She enjoys the challenge of continuing to develop her own practice and is particularly interested in curriculum and task design. Debs enjoys sports, the outdoors, and is passionate about active travel. In 2015 she took two years away from education to cycle around the world. She hopes to help pupils find enjoyment and confidence in being physically active. Debs is currently Head of PE at Crown Hills Community College, Leicester.
As an experienced teacher and sports coach, Debs Butler explores research and thinking on approaches within secondary Physical Education teaching while maintaining a focus on application to motivate and inspire a love for sports. With a vision of what experiencing PE should be for a student, this book covers a breadth of topics including planning a PE curriculum, theory PE, feedback, dialogue and modelling. Butler highlights the importance and value of PE, along with a range of ways to promote engagement and uptake and so, whether you are beginning your journey into teacher training, working as a teaching assistant or are an experienced teacher looking for new inspiration and ideas, this is an essential guide for all PE classroom-based staff.